A breathtaking epic, the award-winning His Dark Materials trilogy
spans a multitude of worlds. The opening instalment Northern Lights
is set in a parallel world like, yet very unlike, our own.
Twelve-year-old Lyra, whose daemon Pantalaimon is part of her very
self, is growing up in an ancient, ritual-haunted Oxford. She
becomes involved in a quest to find her father and rescue her
friend Roger from evil kidnappers, aided by armoured bears,
Gyptians and a witch-queen. The second instalment, The Subtle
Knife, introduces us to Will Parry - a young boy with a dangerous
mission to fulfil. When he and Lyra cross paths, they decide to
help each other, but the world of Cittagazze is a strange and
unsettling place, where deadly soul-eating Spectres roam...The
concluding instalment, The Amber Spyglass, brings the saga to a
thrilling close. Lyra and Will are aided by friends old and new as
they continue their perilous journey. As childhood slips away, they
face further dangers - including a terrifying voyage to the world
of the dead. Mixing science, theology and magic to fantastic and
exciting effect, Pullman's gripping trilogy was an international
bestseller, and these thrilling full-cast dramatisations bring
Philip Pullman's masterpiece to vivid life. 6 CDs. 7 hrs 30 mins.